What the Baseline Review covers
You are applying for Our One Plan: support, the required security stack, and Continual Security Uplift in one plan. The Baseline Review is how we decide fit and map your starting point against the Stride IT Security Standard. No bronze or silver options. If the minimum is not for you, we will say so early.
1. Secure Score & identity
We baseline Microsoft Secure Score, MFA posture (including phishing-resistant path), Conditional Access, and admin hardening against the Stride IT Security Standard.
2. Defender, devices & email
We check Defender for Business / Office 365 coverage, Intune compliance, and email phishing controls. The Business Premium stack most MSPs leave half-configured.
3. Backup & recovery proof
We verify backups exist, test restore readiness, and flag what would fail under ransomware pressure.
4. Device fitness
We check whether laptops and PCs can meet the Standard. Patch, encrypt, Intune. If a refresh is needed, we put a practical plan on the roadmap. No lectures.
5. Infrastructure fitness
Firewalls, switches, and Wi‑Fi need to be monitorable and securable. Consumer home networking gear is not a foundation we can uplift. If that is what you have, we map a practical swap. No snobbery.
6. One Plan fit call & uplift schedule
You leave with a clear yes or no on One Plan fit, a tailored uplift plan and schedule to meet the Stride IT Security Standard, and a prioritised action list. If you will not support the minimum, we decline before anyone wastes time.
How It Works
- Apply for Our One Plan with the form
- We schedule a short discovery call (about 30 minutes)
- We run the Baseline Review against the Stride IT Security Standard
- You get a written fit call, gap map, and uplift plan
- If we both say yes, we start Onboard and Stabilise under One Plan
Usually less than a week from apply to written outcome. No hidden fees. No pressure if we are not a fit.
If you only want the cheapest MSP who keeps the lights on. close this tab. Another provider will take that work. We will not.
Apply for One Plan
We confirm Business Premium readiness, required stack (EDR, ITDR, SIEM, SAT, ESPM, ISPM), and One Plan fit. We may decline. That is the point.